Question 1
Our playground needs more shade. On sunny days, many students avoid the swings because the seats get too hot to touch. Adding shade structures or planting trees would keep equipment cooler so children can play safely. Shade also helps protect our skin from sunburn during recess. When the blacktop is cooler, we can run longer without slipping on sweat or needing extra water breaks. Our slide is bright red, and the soccer lines are painted on Thursdays. Recess usually lasts 20 minutes, but it feels shorter when we are trying to find a tiny patch of shade by the fence.
Which sentence is one reason the author gives for adding more shade to the playground?
- Our slide is bright red, and the soccer lines are painted on Thursdays.
- The soccer lines are painted on Thursdays.
- Recess usually lasts 20 minutes.
- Shade also helps protect our skin from sunburn during recess.
Explanation: Choice D supports the point by stating how shade protects students from sunburn. The other choices are minor details about equipment, schedules, or field markings and do not support the main point.